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Odell Beckham Jr. headbutted air-conditioning unit 'to get fired up'

New York Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. claimed some of his best plays on Thursday came after he headbutted an air-conditioning unit.

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Odell Beckham Jr vented his frustration at another inanimate
object on Thursday night, but the New York Giants' star wide
receiver claimed headbutting an air-conditioning unit helped him in
the loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Giants were trailing by 18 points when cameras picked up
Beckham Jr driving his helmet into a huge fan and throwing punches
at it on the sideline as he appeared to shout something.

It came two years after the 25-year-old smashed his helmet at a
kicking net, which subsequently fell on him, in another incident
where his emotions appeared to get the better of him.

The Giants fell to a 34-13 loss to their NFC East rivals and
reigning Super Bowl champions Philadelphia, with Beckham finishing
with just 44 yards from six grabs as his team dropped to 1-5.

"I was just trying to get myself going," Beckham Jr told
reporters of the incident.

"I feel like some of those plays right after I was getting
myself going was some of my best stuff. I was just trying to get
myself fired up, and I did that and it helped me.

"There was a lot of things going on that had my fired up. It
helped me bring out that energy, I don't know a way around it but
to get myself going."